US EditionCLARENCE PAGE: Trump loves free speech, as long as it’s his
- The second Donald Trump administration is facing numerous legal challenges and has been met with judicial decisions to reverse or pause certain policies, leading to complaints from Trump and senior colleagues about judicial interference in government.
- Trump attacked a judge on social media, calling the judge a 'corrupt radical left lunatic' and calling for their impeachment, after the administration ignored a court ruling that suspended the forced expulsion of Venezuelans to El Salvador.
- On March 25, Trump signed an executive order targeting Jenner & Block, a law firm where a partner, Andrew Weissmann, worked on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, potentially blacklisting the firm from government work and removing security clearances from its employees.
- Amidst massive protests against US policy towards Israel and Palestine, Trump 2.0 targeted Columbia University, leading to the cancellation of US$400 million in federal contracts and the university agreeing to overhaul disciplinary procedures and review regional studies programs, starting with those covering the Middle East.
- The Trump administration's actions, including restricting access for the Associated Press and sidelining major media outlets, have raised concerns over transparency, the free flow of information, and independent journalism's ability to hold power to account, contributing to a chilling effect on dissent and a perceived threat to American democracy.
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Donald Trump’s ‘chilling effect’ on free speech and dissent is threatening US democracy
The second Donald Trump administration has already sent shockwaves through the political establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Overseas, the focus has been on the administration’s apparent dismantling of the post-war international order and Trump’s apparent pivot away from America’s traditional allies towards a warmer relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin. But within the United States itself, the greatest concerns are associated wit…
Trump’s New FTC Chair Takes Fresh Perspective for Agency’s Role on Free Speech
Trump’s New FTC Chair Takes Fresh Perspective for Agency’s Role on Free Speech The Federal Trade Commission under President Donald Trump will not tolerate pro-censorship Big Tech monopolies, according to the agency’s new chairman Andrew Ferguson. Ferguson drew the connection between Big Tech’s abuse of market power and aggressive social media censorship during Tuesday’s Free State Foundation 17th Annual Policy Conference. Ferguson promised the …
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